Customer Reviews

Adaptec 2091300 FireConnect 4300 3-port Firewire Adapter

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It works very well with my Dell XP Home with sp2. Firewire 4-6 pin cable is not include.

I ordered the AFW-4300 from Amazon, when installed the PCI Card it was not recognized by the computer. After several days trying to find out the problem I ordered another FireWire card by a different manufacturer. It worked fine. I then started trying to return what I consider a defective product. Amazon and Adaptec refused to accepted it, and advised that I get a RTM from the seller. The only problem is the condition in which they want the product returned. It must be in the original container complete with all of the appropriate stickers. When I tried to remove the PCI Card from the plastic container I had to cut it to pieces, therefore I cannot meet their standards for a return. I therefore will write it off to experience and be more careful where I buy in the future.

Apple's dirty little secret is that their iPod's USB support isn't exactly foolproof. For instance, my generic USB 2.0 card could not work with my iPod. I bought the Adaptec FireConnect 4300 based on a suggestion from a friend. I found it to be a high-quality, affordable, and reliable firewire card. Works great with both Windows XP and Linux (using standard 1394 modules). A solid choice for an iPod user or anyone who wants a nice firewire card.

I bought it on precidential day deals and this is working ok. Very easy installation and Win-XP-Home on my PC simply and silently recognized it. I thought I may need to install driver or some software but OS did that job. And there is nothing on CD much except manuals and drivers for other OS etc.